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And while all our coverage has focused cane in the north – there are a few hundred acres of cane growing near to Big Falls on the Western Highway. Some have speculated that the cane is to be supplied to the new Green Tropics plant in central Belize, but that won't be completed until 2016. So, it turns out that the cane was actually destined for the north – as the farm owners were trying to break into the regional monopoly. But, it didn't work and so that cane ends up being for eating! Hulse explained:

Hon. Godwin Hulse - Minister of Labour

"Those guys had an agreement with BSI to sell them cane as one of the harvesting groups. So they were encouraged to plant more cane because ASR had said they will expand the mill, they'll go to 10 thousand tons, then 15, etc. So as business men they invested and they're planting huge acreages and the cane is now standing because they won't be able to sell it. Green tropics is a different thing, I know for a fact because I went with them to see green tropics and green tropics won't be ready until 2016 or 2017 so they have some cane to eat, which is unfortunate."